Small rant! I work at a high school and just needed to share a situation that I dealt with last week. I go back to work this Monday since our Spring Break is almost over and have started to feel stressed.
Small rant! I work at a high school and just needed to share a situation that I dealt with last week. I go back to work this Monday since our Spring Break is almost over and have started to feel stressed. One of my students, who was one of the best I had in class in the beginning of the year, has recently become disrespectful and disruptive in class. For example, she started arguing over small things, such as when I asked her not to move an object in the classroom. I explained that the rule applies to everyone and that she is not an exception. Her friends would even tell her to stop, because she would continue to argue about it to me. I spoke with her about this behavior a few weeks ago after similar incidents, and it improved but last week she began interrupting a private conversation I was having with another student about classroom expectations. She entered and tried to argue with me on what I was saying. She has also been off task more often, and I’ve had to redirect her frequently. While I have redirected other students more than her in general, this is the first time she has had to deal with me needing to redirect her. I emailed her parents about this last week and the counselor previously, but instead of hearing from them, I heard from admin not a day later. I gave them a rundown of the situation, and they spoke with the student. She claimed that I am targeting her and her friends, a few who are in the class. She says I monitor them more than anybody. This claim is false, as there are other students in the class who I need to monitor closely at all times, which admin knows. There grades are also better than the majority of the class. Admin seems to be on my side, but this is still a difficult situation for me. It’s frustrating to handle these issues when I’m simply trying to share with parents how students are doing in class. Student might be switched even though she wants to stay, because her friends are in the class. submitted by /u/Training-Security348 [link] [comments]